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Patented Aug. SQ, 1949 UPN-frigo vsfrmtas Partnr o F F l c EBUILDLING'JWALL OF AN GULAR TILE Vernon-,9. Sine, Conover, N.Application November 9, 1944,;Senial No. 562,662

1 claim. (cifra-39) This invention relates to a building tile, and moreparticularly to such a tile adapted for the construction of the exteriorwalls of buildings.

A primary object of this invention is the provision of an improvedbuilding tile so arranged and constructed that when formed into a wallvwill preclude the passage of moisture therethrough.

An additional object of this invention is the provision of such a tileprovided with inclined surfaces adapted to be positioned on the interiorwall into which the tile is built, so arranged as to deflect moisture,as for example, a driving rain, outwardly toward the exterior of thebuilding.

Still another object is the provision of such a tile which may bereadily and equally interlocked with adjacent tiles in such manner as toform an improved wall structure.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out as thedescription of the invention proceeds and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of thisinventive concept.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a sectional view taken through a Wall utilizing the tile ofthe instant invention.

Figure 2 is a front plan View of a wall constructed with the tile of theinstant invention, certain concealed parts thereof being shown in dottedlines.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of a tile embodying the instantinventive concept.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the tile shown in Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a tile constructed in accordance withthe instant invention.

Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several viewsof the drawings.

Having reference now to the drawings, the tile of the instant inventionis comprised of an outer face I0, forming a plain surface, a top II anda base I2, the outer face being positioned at substantially right anglesto the top and bottom.

The inner face of the tile is comprised of two angularly disposedportions I3 and I 4, the portion I3 being disposed at an acute anglewith respect to the base I2, and the portion I4 being disposed at anobtuse angle with respect to the top I I, the two portions being joinedby a horizontal section I5. The length of the portion I3 issubstantially double that cf the angularly disposed portion I4, and areinforcing member I6 extends transversely through the interior of thetile from the front 2 surface I0 to a mid-point of the angularlydisposed surface I3.

In constructing a wall utilizing the tile of the instant invention, theouter layer of tiles seen at 8 in Figure 1, is arranged with top IIupwardly and its inner layer is built in staggered relation thereto,with the top downward, the arrangement being such that opposed surfacesI4 are juxtaposed with each other, as are opposed surfaces I3, and thetiles staggered in the conventional manner.

The arrangement is such that moisture striking the exterior surface ofthe wall so constructed and penetrating the normally porous material ofwhich the tile is constructed, and the motor joints therebetween afterpassing through the outer face of the tile now strikes one of theinclined surfaces I3 or I4, and is directed back outwardly toward theexterior of the wall.

Thus it will be seen that a wall constructed with the improved tile ofthe instant invention serves to deect moisture from the interior of thebuilding, and form a substantially water-tight structure.

It may here be pointed out that the tile is preferably so dimensionedthat standard size bricks may bond with and into the tile of the instantinvention, and that by assembling the tiles in the manner previouslydescribed a substantial wall having smooth inner and outer surfaces maybe formed.

Now from the foregoing it will be seen that there is herein provided abuilding tile accomplishing all the objects of this invention and othersincluding many advantages of great practical utility and commercialimportance.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as manymodifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to beinterpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

A masonry wall construction comprising an exterior layer of tiles and aninterior layer of tiles, each layer being formed of bonded tiles insuperimposed courses, the joints between the courses of on'e layer beingintermediate the joints of the other of the layers, the sides of thetiles in bonded opposed relation in the layers being each comn prised ofan upper and a lower face inclined downwardly toward the exteriorsurface of the construction for moisture deflection, the two faces beingconnected by a substantially horizontal intermediate ledge, the ledge ofeach tile in the interor layer overhanging the top of a. tile of theexterior layer and at a. joint thereof, the upper face of each tile inthe interior layer being positioned opposite a lower face of a tile inthe exterior layer, and the lower face of each tile in the interiorlayer being positioned opposite the upper face of a tile in the exteriorlayer and overhanging a ledge thereof.

VERNON O. SIPE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 457,982 Rohme Allg. 18, 1891513,423 Schmall Jan. 23, 1894 Number umber France 1921

